Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.

Not many houses move across borders, this one did it twice.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A remarkably futuristic building sits in the oldest town in Louisiana.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.